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Crisis Prevention, Intervention & Information Centre for Northern BC
Fifth Floor, 1600 3rd Avenue, Prince George, BC, V2L 3G6
Sandra Boulianne, Executive Director
Phone: (250)-564-9658 Email: executive.director@crisis-centre.ca
Megan Usipuik, Program Coordinator
Phone: (250)-564-9312 Email: program.coordinator@crisis-centre.ca
Fax: 250-563-0815
All ages
Coverage is from the Alberta border in the east, to Haida Gwaii in the west, from Quesnel in the
south, to the Yukon border to the north.
Mission: The Crisis Prevention, Intervention & Information Centre for Northern BC is a non-profit
organization dedicated to providing emotional support, suicide intervention and referral information
to the residents of Northern British Columbia
Services offered:
• phone-line services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to those in crisis.
o guaranteed confidential, non-judgemental, quality service.
o 24 HOUR CRISIS LINE (250)-563-1214 & Toll Free: 1-888-562-1214
o The Youth Support Line (250)-564-8336 & Toll Free: 1-888-564-8336
o BC Wide Distress Line 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
• major community resource service
o information about community facilities or services
o 2000 resource listings on major social services, self-help and support groups, health
organizations, fraternal service groups, youth groups and activities, emergency services and
more available through our phone line services and in print via our Community Resource
Directory which is updated periodically.
• public awareness and education around suicide
o trained Living Works facilitators
o workshops such as ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) available to the
public and various agencies.
• Youth On Line chat 4pm - 10pm at www.northernyouthonline.ca
No service fee
Self-referral
Practicum placement not available
Youth Against Violence Line (YAVL)
The YAV line is available to help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
There are several ways you can contact us:
Call 1-800- 680-4264
TTY (604)-875-0885 or Text (604)-836-6381 (for deaf or hard of hearing people)
Email: info@youthagainstviolenceline.ca
Age: youth
Mission: The Youth Against Violence Line was established in the early 1990's as part of the Taking
a Stand campaign, an initiative of the B.C. Government. The campaign was designed to
encourage young people to take an active role in preventing violence amongst their peers.
